Easiest, Yummiest, Low Carb, Gluten Free & Keto Friendly, Two Ingredient Waffles 😋

Disclaimer:  I have not been paid to promote any products or stores.  I just wanted to share a little smile, and my latest favourite way to cook eggs 😊 

Hi Honeys 

How are you today? All well I hope?  No sunshine today unfortunately, just grey skies but no rain (yet) either so there's that 😃 I know, rain is necessary for crops,for our gardens, for wildlife and I actually think that it's very beautiful, calming to watch and also to listen to.  

There are so many videos on Youtube of the most beautiful scenes with the only sound being the rainfall.  I adore them and have so many of them bookmarked.  They're wonderful to fall asleep to as well.  One of my latest favourites is of a lovely zen garden and there is a gorgeous sunny garden full of bird song too💖  Being Scottish, we get a lot of rain. Really. A lot. So, any rain free days are always welcomed and if the sun appears too?  I celebrate by pegging out laundry😄

A lovely gift and discovering chaffles...

On to today's post then honeys.  As I mentioned in yesterday's post, Hubby bought me the most adorable little gift just before the weekend.  So when we had time, off we both went into the kitchen and had the most fun 😄 

Of course we also made a bit of a mess too until we figured out how to use the tiny waffle maker... Important tip!  Don't over-fill it! lol 😄      

This latest addition to our kitchen is definitely going to be one of my favourites honeys.  How have we never owned a waffle maker before?  We do eat waffles, but they tend to be the frozen ones from Iceland and arrive in a box of ten.  Now, to find out that we can (so easily and quickly) make healthy waffles without any additives or E numbers?  Count me in! 

I have to admit when Hubby surprised me with this tiny waffle maker, I was ridiculously happy.  I mean ridiculously so.  How could I not be honeys? It's teeny tiny and so adorable! I can't help it!  I've always been a sucker for anything cute 😍  

Unboxing and getting carried away with cute!

I'm convinced that if I looked up adorable in the dictionary there would be a photo of this tiny waffle maker sitting next to it 😍  No, LOL. Of course there wouldn't!  It would be a photo of our furbaby Jade 💖 (please don't take offence any furbaby parents out there, I'm sure we'd all see our own furbabies in that dictionary💕) 

Having been handed the world's tiniest ever box designed to hold a kitchen appliance (sqeeeee!!! sorry, cute attack again...) I opened it and saw this...

 

Inside, as you can see, there was a little booklet and underneath that was the tiny waffle maker itself.  Tiny really is the word honeys because, as the booklet says, it measures 4 inches across (that's 10 cm.) 

First thing we did was to wash the cooking plates before it's first use.  Unfortunately, the plates don't come off so we had to use a damp cloth, being very careful not to dampen anything near the electrics of the unit.  

Then it was off in search of a recipe to use.  Did I have to peel and cook potatoes? I mean waffles are always made from potatoes aren't they? OK, off to to Pinterest we went then... 

There are so, so many recipes online for waffles!  We had to narrow it down somehow and given we just wanted something simple to try out the tiny waffle maker we looked for the most simple variety of waffle, with the least amount of ingredients.  Well, we somehow managed to land on practically a tsunami of recipes for something referred to as "chaffles." 

What's a chaffle?

A chaffle is a waffle created from only two ingredients (although we did see recipes which also included almond flour honeys, but we didn't use any and our little chaffles were delicious!)

 

On we go to savoury yumminess then honeys...

Chaffles Ahoy!

Ingredients 

2 large (or 3 medium) eggs 

Grated soft cheese - use your favourite honeys. We used Scottish cheddar (what else 😊) but you can use any cheese that will melt easily.  

Directions

1.  Switch on the waffle maker and allow it to pre-heat.  Important! Please keep the waffle maker well away from wee ones! Also, don't ever wander off to answer the phone or anything else and leave it switched on honeys! Please be careful 💖

2. Fetch a small bowl and beat the eggs together. 

3.  Add your grated cheese.  I would start by adding around 2 oz (64g or  ½ cup ) of grated cheese and keep adding a little more if the mix is still too runny.  It really is a case of trial and error but it's such fun and would make a great, fun afternoon with wee ones.    

4.  Using a dessert spoon, very carefully spoon the mixture onto the waffle plate.  Use less than you'd think is needed honeys.  We learned (in a very messy way) that the egg swells up and the cheese... well, it melts 😊  

5.  Close the lid of the waffle maker and don't open it to check on it until at least 3 minutes has passed.  If the lid is opened, even to check, before then, it'll end up such a mess with bits stuck all over the plates and.. aw, just yuk! Go on, guess how I found that out? lol 😊  So, don't be tempted to peep dear ones.  Let the wee waffle machine do it's work and let the eggy, cheesy mixture cook.   

6. When cooking time ends, very carefully open the lid and remove the chaffle onto a waiting plate being careful to use a heatproof spatula, tongs or something similar so as not to burn your fingers.  Don't use a knife or anything sharp because it'll scratch the non stick surface.

7.  Enjoy!  

Final thoughts and tips..

• The time it takes to cook each waffle (or chaffle) will possibly vary depending on your waffle machine?  In this teeny tiny one, it is three minutes but apparently it can take 4 or 5.  Trial and error with the first couple of chaffles will show you how long is perfect for your machine.
• Before spooning your mixture onto the pre-heated waffle plate, we found it "released" or lifted cleanly if we sprinkled just a little grated cheese onto the plate first.  No idea why, Hubby thinks it's something to do with the "oil" in the cheese?
• Because these are only made from eggs and cheese, they're high in protein, low in carbs (I read so many times that they are around 1 carb each? not sure if that's net or not honeys sorry) they're also apparently gluten free and even keto friendly!
• Why not try adding little extras to your mixture such as chopped onion or spring onions (scallions to our cousins across the pond and sybies - pronounced "sigh-bees" - to us in Scotland)  
• These fabulous little chaffles can be frozen! Why not meal prep/make them in batches.  Allow to cool and then place into a (re-usable) clip seal bag or a container and pop into the freezer.  No need to defrost them.  To heat and eat, just heat in microwave for a few seconds (no longer than that honeys) or for a crispier chaffle, just toast it on lowest/shortest time setting (it'll take no time at all to warm them) in your toaster. 

As you can see honeys, we had ours with a sliced (beef steak) tomato and they were absolutely heavenly!  

I expected them to taste overly eggy but they didn't.  In fact I didn't really taste the egg, but they did taste savoury and were sooooo good!  

Do you remember what I said about adding extras to your chaffles honeys?  Making these little chaffles are a fabulous way to use up fridge left-overs. I had a little glass container with some garden peas and sweetcorn in the fridge I'd cooked for dinner the night before, added them to the egg & cheese chaffle mixture and this happened... 

Hubby was working from home that day so I asked him for a review 😊  He said *they were very tasty, he liked the veggies added, that he liked both versions of the chaffle, that the ones with the veggies added were more "filling" and he'd definitely eat them again.  He suggested trying chaffles with tiny pieces of crispy fried bacon added. *Much loved Hubby review 💖

Have you tried chaffles honeys?  Am I late to the party as usual and discovering something everyone else knew about ages ago? 

   

Enjoy the rest of your day dear ones and thank you so much for keeping me company, it means more than I can say 💖 Till next time, hugs always x

How I Store (And Protect) My Favourite Bags 👜👛👝💼

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Hi Honeys, 

It was such a beautiful day yesterday!  Bright and sunny all day and (with Hubby's help - thank you sweetheart x) I managed to get lots of laundry done and even pegged outside 😊  Hubby also cut the grass and fitted another feeder on the apple tree for our feathery visitors as well.  

In the afternoon, we had a lot of fun in the kitchen trying out the tiny, adorable waffle machine Hubby had brought me home as a surprise gift.  I'm starting to feel a little more like the old me honeys, it's taken such a while but I think I'm starting to find the old Rosie again.  My mobility is still terrible, but I'm a stubborn wee thing and I'll get there eventually.      

I think Summer is starting to arrive (hopefully) and I'm so looking forward to being able to sit outside in the garden with our furbaby Jade and Hubby once we get our little seating area set up💖  

Today though, I thought I'd share one of my very recent little organising projects.  It's a silly thing to be so happy about but I really am honeys 😊   

So, as always with posts chock full of images dear ones, why not go fetch a cuppa (and maybe a cookie) and meet me after the page break for details.  See you in a minute then dear ones... 

Almost Instant (And Healthier) Cinnamon Rolls

 Hi Honeys,

How are you today?  All well, happy and enjoying a beautiful spring I hope?  It was a grey, overcast day today in Scotland but we have our first peony rose of the year in the garden🌹 The lavender, and the apple blossom on our little apple tree, are both being visited by friendly wee bees🐝 and we have so many feathery guests, including lots of baby birds, visiting the feeders every day.  It's such a joy to be at the kitchen window and watch them playing on the grass and flying in and out of the apple tree to the feeders💖

I'm starting to feel better too honeys.  I'm finally reaching the end of a "flare" of arthritis and I'm starting to feel (almost) human again.  How is it that I always forget how painful it can be?  I mean, as fellow spoonies all know, chronic illnesses with their associated baggage of aches, pains and exhaustion are awful but I always manage to forget how bad they can be once the latest episode of more-extreme-than-usual ouchiness has passed. Till the next flare of course. 

For anyone currently suffering a "flare" I'm sending you lots of gentle "spoonie" hugs and prayers that it will pass soon so you can feel better dear ones. Stay strong and take care of yourself 💖  Self care is not selfish, it's essential 💖💋 

Even as I type that last sentence, I know I'm not living by it properly right now honeys.  I do try but I suppose I'm a work in progress and sometimes drained body batteries win the argument💖

Onwards to today's post then, dear ones.  I thought I'd share a little hack to making a quicker, maybe even a healthier, version of one of Hubby's favourite treats.  Hubby cares for me in so many ways, from practical things (he's been doing our weekly grocery shop for so long now, ever since my mobility became so poor) to making every day so much better just by being there and being as supportive as he always is (thank you sweetheart, love you x)      

One of Hubby's favourite treats are cinnamon rolls.  Every visit we've made to Ikea has usually included a visit to their food hall to bring home a pack of their ready to bake cinnamon rolls.  Another of his favourites is puff pastry, added as a topping or side to dinners, such as with steak in gravy or to a chicken hot pot.  So I do try to add it to dinners when I can as a treat for him.  

Hubby and I have been having the best time in the kitchen recently trying out lots of recipe hacks and food experiments, but mostly just laughing and having the best time.  One of these more recent giggle sessions in the kitchen, resulted in an experiment that combined two of Hubby's favourites - the aforementioned cinnamon rolls and puff pastry 💖   

So, giggles and grins aside, although those were the most fun bits 😊  Did it work?  Did they taste as good as they ended up looking?  What about making them healthy? What do you mean you didn't use any sugar?  

OK, I'll tell all honeys but first, why not go grab a cuppa (and maybe a cookie or two too 😊) and I'll meet you after the page break for lots of photos and a super easy way to make the most delicious treat in no time at all. See you in a few minutes...